A new species of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

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Published: 31.12.2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.4.03
Keywords:
Argyreia lakshminarasimhanii, Climber, Megamalai, Pollen morphology, Taxonomy

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S. Shalini
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal – 711 103, India.
K. A. Sujana
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641 003, India.
W. Arisdason
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641 003, India.
D. Maity
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 019, India.

Abstract

Argyreia lakshminarasimhanii S. Shalini, Sujana, Arisdason & D. Maity a new species of Convolvulaceae from the southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu is described and illustrated here. The new species is morphologically different from its closely related species A. involucrata C.B. Clarke especially in its habit, shape, apex and texture of leaves, attachment of the stamens and in the length of the filaments. The micromorphological features of pollen grains are provided.

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2020): Rheedea

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Shalini, S., Sujana, K. A., Arisdason, W., & Maity, D. (2020). A new species of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Rheedea, 30(4), 444-449. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.4.03

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